This is an unofficial, unaudited summary of many concurred actions of the
73rd General Convention as of Thursday, July 13. Episcopal Life will publish a complete summary in its October issue. (Some resolutions
were not funded in the triennial budget authorization, resolution A136).

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ARCHIVES

Study and create a modern archival facility for the Episcopal Church (A014).
Require that the church's published works be deposited in the archives (A015a). Protect access and archival preservation of the church's
electronic records (A016).

Urge the fund to develop and implement a socially responsible screen for
the investment portfolio and to dedicate a portion of its assets to investments that achieve economic development of lower-income people
(D102a).

CHURCH POLITY

Amend Article 2, Section 1 of the Constitution concerning elections of bishops
coadjutor and retirement dates of the diocesan (A087).

Affirm the traditional understanding of authority in the Anglican Communion
(C009s).

COMMENDATION, COURTESY

Commend of Episcopal Appalachian Ministries (B018).

Thank Louie Crew, a Rutgers University professor, for his work in fostering
electronic communication among deputies and bishops (D054).

CONSTITUTION, CANONS

Change commission's name to the Standing Commission for Small Congregations
(A020).

Delete certain language from the canons related to the categories of bishops
asked to consent to episcopal elections (A024).

Make slight changes in certain articles of Title IV which had been amended
by the deputies in 1997 and were approved by the bishops at this convention (A025a). Amend Canon 1.7 concerning financial audits of the
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (A027).

Clarify the wording of canons related to the election of bishops (A030).

Amend Title IV canons to permit diocesan review committees, as well as standing
committees, to deal with presentments and misconduct cases (A031a).

Amend certain canons in Title 4 for grammatical and clarification changes
(A032a).

Amend Canon 1.4.6.i on reporting of financial information (A105).

Amend Canon 1.4.3.a as to the presiding bishop-elect assuming the chair
and presidency of Executive Council (A122a). Conform Canon 1.9.1 to the present structure of Province IX, which no longer includes Mexico,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama and the Canal Zone (A125).

Amend Canon 2.3.7 as to appointment and term of office of the custodian
of the Standard Book of Common Prayer (A126). Prohibit a chancellor or vice chancellor of a province from being a church attorney or lay
assessor in any diocese in that province (D016).

Allow the bishop of a diocese in which a member of the clergy is licensed
to officiate --- whether or not the clergy person is canonically resident in that diocese --- to give consultation and consent in the
solemnization of marriage by that clergy person (D026a).

DOMESTIC MISSION

Expand ministry to single adults (A037a).

Recognize the ministry of communication as an essential component of the
mission of the Episcopal Church (B029a). Allocate funds for the Indigenous Theological Training Institute (C012). Increase funding for
historically black colleges (C038a).

Fund single-parent support programs at St. Paul's and Voorhees colleges
(D002a). Urge all levels of the church to give a high priority to suicide prevention (D008a).

Authorize the ecumenical office to enter into a bilateral dialogue with
the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (A039). Accept Called to Common Mission, establishing full communion with the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America (A040).

Enact temporary suspension of the preface to the ordination rites to accept
authenticity of ministers of the ELCA (second reading) (A041a).

Amend Article 8 of the Constitution on permitting ministers of the ELCA
to officiate on a temporary basis (second reading) (A042).

Endorse a World Council of Churches proposal to achieve a common date for
Easter (A043).

Commit to continued participation in the Consultation on Church Union and
to a process of dialogue beginning in 2002 with the inauguration of Churches Uniting in Christ (A135a).

Declare that Called to Common Mission has been correctly interpreted by
the House of Bishops "mind of the house" resolution of April 3, 2000 (B046a).

Amend Canon 3.12.1 to implement the Called to Common Mission agreement with
the ELCA (B048a).

Research and recommend a way to implement dialogue with Pentecostal churches
(D051).

Adopt and implement specific ethical principles for international economic
development (A002a).

Urge the U.S. government "to increase aid and the business sector to encourage
private investment in South Africa specifically targeted to improve the education system and other programs to lift the poor out of their
poverty" (A003a).

Commend the new government of the Republic of South Africa for the Truth
and Reconciliation Commission(A004a).

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Urge the U.S. government to prohibit the export of U.S.-made handguns(A006).

Call on the U.S. president to apologize for apartheid in South Africa (A005a).

Increase awareness of Haiti's need and promote assistance to the people
of Haiti (A012s).

Recognize the problem of international trafficking in women, girls, and
boys (A057a).

Support initiatives to make HIV/AIDS-related medications available at affordable
prices to infected people throughout the world, especially in the poorest and neediest nations (A051a).

Adopt the Episcopal Migration Ministries mission statement (A053a).

Express solidarity with persecuted Christians in the Sudan (A130s).

Call for the release of Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear resister and prisoner
of conscience (B013a).

Urge the U.N. Security Council and the U.S. president to take immediate
action to lift restrictions on normal trade in civilian goods with Iraq while retaining appropriate political sanctions and a strict embargo
on military-related items (C027a).

Ask the U.S. Congress and President to restore diplomatic relations between
the United States and Cuba (C045a).

Call on the U.S. government to recognize "untouchability" as a crime against
humanity (D024).

Support the Okinawan people in their efforts to achieve planned removal
of U.S. military bases and personnel from Okinawa (D028a).

Call on Congress to compensate survivors of Japanese Americans who were
abducted and interned during World War II (D032).

LITURGY AND MUSIC

Endorse the Leadership Program of Musicians Serving in Small Congregations
(A064).

Develop a plan for liturgical renewal and enrichment of common worship,
making new or revised rites available in a variety of forms, including multi-media and electronic options (A066a).

Include three people in the calendar of the church year: Aug. 12, Florence
Nightingale, Nurse, and Social Reformer, 1910; June 12, Enmegahbowh, Priest and Missionary, 1902; and Oct. 11, Philip, Deacon and Evangelist
(A067a).

Amend Article 10 of the Constitution to provide for other forms of renewal
and enrichment of common worship (A132).

MINISTRY

Acknowledge the work done in dioceses to affirm "total ministry" in small
congregations (A019a).

Establish task force on disciplinary policy and procedure (A028). Receive
the report from the Standing Commission on Ministry Development entitled "Toward a Theology of Ministry" (A072a).

Encourage continuing education for clergy and lay professionals (A074a).
Affirm commitment to seminaries and encourage congregations to contribute a minimum of 1 percent of income to accredited seminaries (A113).

Amend Canon 4.3.19 so that confidentiality can be waived in certain matters
(B044).

Amend Canon 3.2 to change the focus of commissions on ministry to include
"the ministry of baptized persons" (C003).

Support the 1 percent support formula for Episcopal seminaries (D014a).

NATIONAL ISSUES

Encourage dioceses to raise public awareness of economic issues that affect
the poor (A001a).

Encourage awareness of justice issues related to HIV/AIDS (A052a).

Promote non-violence by resolving that each congregation become a model
for peacemaking by encouraging its members to commit themselves to non-violent and peaceable behavior (A058s).

Urge dioceses to support the ongoing implementation of a living wage within
the institutions of the church and continuing to advocate the passage of living wate ordinances at all government levels (A081a).

Reaffirm opposition to the death penalty, particularly for those who commit
crimes as juveniles, and call for an immediate moratorium on executions (A082a).

Commend the promotion of educational materials related to the death penalty
in dioceses and parishes (A083s).

Activate the Task Force on Reform of the Criminal Justice System mandated
by the 1985 General Convention (B001).

Endorse the exploration and study of restorative justice for our nation's
criminal justice system (B003a).

Support public school systems and oppose private school vouchers (B036a).

Call for the Episcopal Church to support formation of an Anglican Urban
Network, one of the goals of the Lambeth Conference (C006s).

Support justice that addresses the needs of juvenile offenders, their families
and victims within each community of the church, and calling for this ministry to be included within the office of the bishop for the
armed forces, health care and prison ministry (C010a).

Urge Congress to support legislation to include sexual orientation, gender
and disability under hate-crimes statutes (C029).

Urge members of the Episcopal Church to greater awareness of social and
economic problems facing farmers and rural communities, and of discriminatory practices against minority farmers (C034a).

Affirm and endorse the Cambridge Accord on the civil rights of homosexual
persons (C043a). Establish all Episcopal Church property as tobacco-free zones (D001a).

Condemn all acts of hate against any individual or group (D009).

SEXUALITY

Call on Executive Council to establish a process by which congregations
may identify themselves as "safe spaces" (A009a).

Encourage conversation with youth and young adults about sexuality (A046a).

Adopt the name Episcopal Relief and Development for the Presiding Bishop's
Fund for World Relief, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary (B010).

Compiled by Ed Stannard, news editor of Episcopal Life, from Episcopal News
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